NEC 320Fc - Manual (Page 4)

Contents
iv Express5800/320Fc: Active Upgrade™ User’s Guide
Creating a Configuration File 3-2
Loading a Configuration File 3-3
Editing an Existing Configuration File 3-4
Performing an Upgrade with No Configuration File 3-4
Saving a Configuration File 3-5
Selecting Disks to Upgrade 3-5
Selecting Other Configurations to Include 3-7
Selecting Application Services to Control 3-9
Selecting Event Log Files to Back Up 3-10
Configuring Custom Actions 3-12
Programming Notes for Custom Actions 3-15
Starting and Stopping Applications 3-15
Using Active Upgrade Environment Variables 3-16
Generating Exit Values 3-17
Viewing Standard Output and Error Stream 3-17
Executing Visual Basic Scripts and Other Types of Execut-
able Files 3-18
Providing a Description for a Configuration File 3-19
Displaying the Upgrade Summary 3-19
4. Performing the Upgrade 4-1
Performing a Readiness Check 4-1
Splitting the System 4-3
Managing Upgrade Tasks on the Upgrade Side 4-5
Connecting to the Desktop on the Upgrade Side 4-6
Running Software Installation Programs 4-10
Restarting the Upgrade Side 4-12
Managing Your Applications on the Production Side 4-14
Verifying the Upgrade Side Before Merging the System 4-15
Merging the System 4-15
Verifying the Upgrade Side Before Committing the Upgrade
4-17
Committing the Upgrade 4-18
Aborting the Upgrade 4-19
Finishing the Upgrade 4-20
Viewing Active Upgrade Process Status 4-21
Activity Log 4-21
Status Bar 4-25
5. Troubleshooting 5-1
Saving the Activity Log to a File 5-1
Verifying the Status of Application Services 5-2